Sunday, April 7, 2024
11:15 GMT – Israeli army withdraws from Gaza's Khan Younis: Report
Israeli media reported on Sunday that the Israeli army had withdrawn from the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
"The 98th Division, with its three brigades, withdrew from Khan Younis last night after the end of the operation there after fighting that lasted four months," the Army Radio reported.
It added that there is only one brigade left in Gaza, the Nahal Brigade, which is responsible for securing the corridor established by the Israeli army to prevent Gazans from returning to the north.
10:00 GMT – Gaza death toll rises to 33,175
Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip have left at least 33,175 people dead since October 7, 2023, the Gaza health ministry said on Sunday.
The number of those injured has also risen to 75,886.
Israel has defied calls for restraint in its retaliation after a Hamas offensive in southern Israel left about 1,200 people dead on October 7.
05:00 GMT — UK warns of Gaza famine, Royal Navy ship en route for aid
The British foreign secretary has warned of the dire situation and "real" famine risk in Gaza as the UK announced the deployment of a Royal Navy ship to join a humanitarian mission in the region.
"The ship, alongside new UK aid and British expertise, will support the establishment of an international humanitarian maritime corridor from Cyprus [island] to Gaza, supported by many of our partner governments and the UN, and is expected to be operational in early May," according to a statement by the Foreign Office and the Defence Ministry.
Along with the ship, the Foreign Office has committed up to £9.7 million ($12.2 million) for aid deliveries, including logistical expertise and equipment support to the corridor.
04:30 GMT — Israel strikes on eastern Lebanon, security sources say
Israel launched air strikes on the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon early on Sunday, two Lebanese security sources told Reuters, a few hours after armed group Hezbollah said it had downed an Israeli drone over Lebanon.
The sources said that the Israeli attack targeted a training camp belonging to Hezbollah in Janta village, near the border with Syria.
One of the strikes was aimed at the town of Safri, near the eastern city of Baalbek, the sources said, adding that no casualties were reported.
03:47 GMT — Five injured in car-ramming incident at protest in Tel Aviv
Five protesters were injured after being hit by a car driven by a “supporter” of Benjamin Netanyahu's government during demonstrations in central Tel Aviv, according to media reports.
The Israeli Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that the Ichilov Hospital announced the arrival of five patients among the protesters from a car-ramming incident near Kaplan Square in downtown Tel Aviv.
It indicated that one of the protesters was moderately injured, while the others sustained minor injuries.
03:00 GMT — Paris vigil mourns Aussie aid worker slain in Israeli strike
A candle-lit vigil for one of seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers killed earlier this week in an Israeli strike in Gaza was held in Paris.
Dozens of Parisians paid respects to Zomi Franckom, 43, from Australia who had been in Gaza for 175 days — providing support to the WCK to distribute 42 million meals under relentless Israeli bombings.
Jasmin Kozowy-Mouflard, founder of Instant Aid, a charity that partners with WCK, said what the Israeli military did was wrong and it “should be held accountable” for the deaths of the aid workers.
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